Luo Chao was stunned. The memories from so long ago came flooding back just now. At the time, he had just casually saved someone without expecting any reward.

"You don't need to thank me, I was only fighting the big bear." Luo Chao suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. Jiang Yuanyuan's constant gaze made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Haha..." Jiang Yuanyuan laughed again, feeling so lucky to have met him. Yet no matter what happened, she couldn't possibly be with him.

Chen Xiaoqi was the one who liked him, and her feelings ran very deep. Back then, persuading Xiaoqi to ignore this man was completely useless.

"Don't worry, I'm an adult now. I can handle matters of the heart and won't devote myself to you just because you saved me back then."

Jiang Yuanyuan said helplessly. Though that's what she said, her heart was bleeding. Over the years, the one she truly loved was Luo Chao, who had promised to protect her for life.

But unfortunately, he could no longer do it, not because of Luo Chao, but because she no longer needed his protection.

She could protect herself, and the one who needed her now was Xiaoqi.

"Are you okay?" Luo Chao felt a bit awkward. He did promise to protect her for life, but the rest was the old man's doing.

He ended up going out on missions, living the rest of his life amid blood and rain. In those lives, he forgot that person he had saved so casually.

"You mustn't wrong Chen Xiaoqi, understand? Oh, and give me back the Jade Pendant." Jiang Yuanyuan said helplessly.

She needed to retrieve the Jade Pendant, which was originally a gift for her fiancé. Now, this man no longer deserved to have it.

"You're talking about the Jade Pendant? It's with the old man back home." Luo Chao replied helplessly.

The old man had always kept the Jade Pendant for him, so he never carried it himself.

"Let's get it back tomorrow. After all, things between us have come to an end." Jiang Yuanyuan said sorrowfully.

Luo Chao, however, seemed quite bewildered. What on earth had happened? Back then, he only promised to protect her until the bear was dead. What had she imagined it to be?

The two walked on in silence, giving off an unusually eerie vibe. The villagers assumed the couple had quarreled, and quietly kept to themselves, fearing any word might deepen their conflict.

"What on earth happened between you two?" Chen Xiaoqi asked curiously.

"Nothing really, just asked him something about that person, but that person is already dead."

That person dead? Chen Xiaoqi was stunned. If that person were dead, what would Luo Chao be?

"Yuanyuan, are you sure you don't have a fever?" Chen Xiaoqi touched Jiang Yuanyuan's forehead. The person who saved you was indeed Luo Chao.

Jiang Yuanyuan was taken aback by Chen Xiaoqi's words. Chen Xiaoqi actually knew about it, could it be that all the villagers knew?

"How do you know?" Jiang Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Everyone here knows." Chen Xiaoqi said helplessly, not expecting Jiang Yuanyuan and Luo Chao's story to be so well-known here, to the point where everyone knew it.

Back then, when Jiang Yuanyuan was in danger, it was Luo Chao who saved her. Although when Luo Chao returned, he was covered in wounds, not a piece of flesh intact.

Yet Jiang Yuanyuan stuck by him, even carrying him back herself. This young lady's temper was notoriously unusual, she wouldn't let anyone touch her things, let alone her body.

Moreover, her Jade Pendant appeared on this young man's body, that young man being Luo Chao. Even after the young lady left, Luo Chao didn't go anywhere.

Every year, he would appear several times here; everyone knew Luo Chao and naturally knew all about his matters.

Until Luo Chao reached a marriageable age and was sought out by the Jiang Family, it was thought they would marry Jiang Yuanyuan. But who would have guessed it would turn out like this.

"I..." Jiang Yuanyuan was at a loss for words. She indeed liked Luo Chao, but compared to him, she didn't want to lose Chen Xiaoqi as a friend.

"What do you mean? Are you intending to give him up to me?" Chen Xiaoqi said helplessly. Jiang Yuanyuan was really too generous to let go of even this; what wouldn't she let go of?

"Yeah, you like him so much..."

"He is your savior." Chen Xiaoqi interrupted Jiang Yuanyuan helplessly.

"You..."

"You two are already engaged."

Jiang Yuanyuan was speechless, Chen Xiaoqi had interrupted her before she even said a thing, obviously not wanting her to continue.

"How could you be like this? We're sisters, how could you? Remember, liking someone is difficult, and now you must compete fairly with me."

Jiang Yuanyuan felt some regret, but compared to Luo Chao, she truly didn't want to lose this friend.

"You're really funny, Yuanyuan. Even willing to let your own friend compete for your boyfriend." Chen Xiaoqi was stunned at such a rare friend.

"How about it? I have confidence in this; in terms of charm, I'm still more attractive."

Jiang Yuanyuan looked at Chen Xiaoqi disdainfully, head held high, as if demonstrating her advantage.

"What are you saying? Do you think just 'cause you're a bit older, you're better? Let me tell you, I'll soon surpass you."

Luo Chao was speechless at how quickly things changed. Compared to these two, the little girl from the widow's house was better.

Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi didn't know they had been surpassed by someone named Little Lass, and continued their ongoing comparison.

The villagers had long gone back to their tasks; after eating dinner, without activities, they directly went to sleep, adhering to age-old farming traditions.

Sun down meant rest, sun up meant work. Luo Chao had long been accustomed to the rhythm here, while Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi didn't like it much, as the night was still young.

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